# Adult Forensic Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adult-forensic-consultant/07df4bbc-ee08-4127-9006-61a23866ed8d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adult-forensic-consultant/07df4bbc-ee08-4127-9006-61a23866ed8d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-10-21T14:45:29.362Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bury_New_Road_Prestwich/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Forensic_Psychiatry/Forensic_Psychiatry-v7565565 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7565565?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Adult Forensic Service at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has an existing opportunity for a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists to be a crucial part in helping drive improvements to our patients’ experiences and in helping contribute to the development of our new model of care. While our new model of care is under development, and definitive medical job planning is under review, it is anticipated that the post holders will be the Responsible Clinician for 12 – 16 male inpatients or 10 – 12 female inpatients, following their caseload from admission to discharge. We would welcome further discussions with those interested and look forward to hearing from you. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting time to join us as Consultant (Forensic) Psychiatrist. This opportunity could be for a full-time post within either our women’s blended secure service (WBS) or our male medium secure service. Either role would allow a successful candidate to contribute to the development of our new model of care and to shape the future of secure services for women and men from Greater Manchester. You will be supported by a full and expanding complement of multidisciplinary colleagues, with the current position being that you will work with a medical secretary, junior doctor(s), clinical psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, and our nursing colleagues. To support our service user’s physical health, there is additionally a visiting GP, dentist, and well-established physical health team. Alongside inpatient management, additional clinical activities include on-call work, access assessments to the service, and a range of additional activities dependent on negotiation with consultant colleagues and our new model of care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts ## Job Details The Adult Forensic Service at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has an existing opportunity for a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists to be a crucial part in helping drive improvements to our patients’ experiences and in helping contribute to the development of our new model of care. While our new model of care is under development, and definitive medical job planning is under review, it is anticipated that the post holders will be the Responsible Clinician for 12 – 16 male inpatients or 10 – 12 female inpatients, following their caseload from admission to discharge. We would welcome further discussions with those interested and look forward to hearing from you. ## Job Description This is an exciting time to join us as Consultant (Forensic) Psychiatrist. This opportunity could be for a full-time post within either our women’s blended secure service (WBS) or our male medium secure service. Either role would allow a successful candidate to contribute to the development of our new model of care and to shape the future of secure services for women and men from Greater Manchester. You will be supported by a full and expanding complement of multidisciplinary colleagues, with the current position being that you will work with a medical secretary, junior doctor(s), clinical psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, and our nursing colleagues. To support our service user’s physical health, there is additionally a visiting GP, dentist, and well-established physical health team. Alongside inpatient management, additional clinical activities include on-call work, access assessments to the service, and a range of additional activities dependent on negotiation with consultant colleagues and our new model of care. ## Responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management - MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. ## Documents - [adult forensic consultant (pdf, 776.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9817045) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.